BattlefieldsBattle of Carbisdale
English Civil War

Battle of Carbisdale

1650
Sutherland, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Sutherland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Montrose)
Forces
c.400 Covenant cavalry; Montrose final defeat
VS
Victor
Covenanters
Forces
c.1,200 Royalists (Montrose)
Outcome
Covenanting victory; Montrose's last army destroyed
The Battle

History & Significance

Montrose's final, fatal campaign. Ambushed by cavalry while his infantry were scattered, his small army was destroyed. He was betrayed to the Covenanters, tried, and hanged in Edinburgh.

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